PALIMPSEST

10 letters 16 Scrabble points /ˈpælɪmpsɛst/

Definition of PALIMPSEST

noun
  1. A manuscript or document that has been erased or scraped clean, for reuse of the paper, parchment, vellum, or other medium on which it was written.

  2. Monumental brasses that have been reused by engraving of the blank back side.

  3. Circular features believed to be lunar craters that have been obliterated by later volcanic activity.

Related words: codex rescriptus
verb
  1. To scrape clean, as in parchment, for reuse.

  2. On paper: to reuse, often by erasure or change of pen direction or color. Especially fueled by Earth Day.

    "Typically refers to a multi-layered work, e.g.: new ads covering old on a roadside sign."

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters P A L I M P S E S T
Length 10 letters
Scrabble Score 16 points

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